June 24, 2024
It’s funny how a routine airport run can turn into an episode worthy of an adventure reality show.
What started as a simple pre-dawn ride to catch my flight to Vegas turned into an impromptu obstacle course through the darkness of early morning suburbia—and a conveniently placed construction site.
Unexpected Detour
“Bit of an insane story. Our Uber broke down, we got a flat tire… I recorded onto my phone, trying to make light of the situation.”
Picture this: it’s 4:30 a.m., and the quiet morning darkness is rudely interrupted by the sound of a tire breaking down, basically saying “I’ve had enough.”
My Uber driver’s expression said it all—we were truly stranded. No jack, no tire iron, just questions running through my mind:
“Am I going to make my flight?”
“Did I leave myself enough time to get to the airport, check in, and board my 6 a.m. flight?”
“Should I just go home?”
With each passing minute, I thought to myself, “This is nowhere near the trip I thought Vegas would start out as.”
Great Escape
I thought so, but oh boy, was I about to be proven wrong.
With my flight’s boarding time ticking closer, I did what any desperate traveler would do—called a Lyft. Simple solution, right?
Well, that’s when the chaos ramped up a notch.
It was 4:20 a.m., and my flight was departing at 6:00, with boarding starting at 5:20.
I was really cutting it close.
Urban Wilderness
The GPS had other plans, routing my emergency Lyft to a nearby construction site. You ask, “What stood between me and my ride?”
“We have to hike down this because our new driver is going to be pulling up there, new challenge. The rock wall.”
This is how it went down:
Me, luggage in tow, channeling my inner explorer through a makeshift jungle, racing against time to reach my Lyft and make my flight.
I forgot to mention—all while navigating a field of 6-foot-tall grass and a rocky trench obstacle course that even Bear Grylls would be proud of.
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Morning to Remember
Looking back, it wasn’t the morning I planned, but it’s definitely become one of those life stories that gets better with each retelling.
Sometimes the best adventures are the ones you never signed up for.
After this morning’s chain of unfortunate events, I’ve made an executive decision: the Vegas slots can wait for another trip.
I think I’ve pushed my luck enough for one day.
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